When Goeff Stiller, MD, a surgeon in Pullman, Washington, sought permission to perform vaginoplasty procedures at his local hospital, he ran into a wall of opposition to transgender surgery. (Washington Post)

Disneyland officials shut down two cooling towers after nine Legionnaires' disease cases were reported among visitors to the theme park. (CNN)

Snail venom for pain? It's only one possibility being investigated by neuroscientists who are seeking to battle the opioid crisis by finding another substance to fight chronic pain by shutting down pain signals in the brain. (NPR)

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